Download the PDF for the full list of 2023-2024 CM updates and details.
2023-2024 Certificate of Merit Program® Updates PDF
To accommodate the in-person and online testing scheduling, teachers will now create CM applications in September and parents need to submit their payments by October 5, 2023. Here are the new registration dates below:
| CM Application Period opens : | September 1, 2023 |
| CM Application Payment opens : | September 1, 2023 |
| CM Application Period closes : | September 30, 2023* |
| CM Application Payment closes : | October 5, 2023 |
| CM Grade/Level Change Requests Close : | October 5, 2023 |
* This includes applying to all levels of CM, Panel and YAG, and submitting Special Needs Accommodation Requests.
The full CM calendar is now available in your Teacher Portal.
Students and parents will be able to choose if they will take their CM Evaluation in person at a Regional Testing Center or online through the Testing Portal.
The CM Regional online testing dates will be available on your Teacher Portal beginning on August 1, 2023. These dates are only for students taking the online CM Evaluations.
Teachers will need to enter repertoire to their students’ applications by December 15, 2023 to avoid the applications being deleted from the system. After the repertoire has been entered, Teachers will be able to edit their students’ repertoire up to 5 days before their student’s testing period. This includes:
All CM Online Students must use the Official CM Technique chart found on the MTAC Online System in their recordings and they must show their technique chart to the camera at the beginning of their recording. In-person students will be provided with an official Technique chart when they arrive for their evaluations.
The new CM Syllabi for all instruments will not be released until the late spring of 2024 to be used for CM 2025. Please continue to use the current CM syllabi for CM 2023 – 2024.
As of 2023-24, ensembles are no longer part of the CM program.
The updated CM Policies and Procedures will be posted in August 2023 to both the Teacher and Parent Portals. This will include:
Note: The information above does not reflect all of the updates and changes to the 2024 Music Teachers’ Association of California® (MTAC) CM program. Download the PDF for the full list of 2023-2024 CM program updates and details.
2023-2024 Certificate of Merit Program® Updates PDF
